– remains suspected to be that of missing Bel Air woman
A burnt Audi motor car with human remains was discovered at Swan Backdam, Soesdyke-Linden Highway on Sunday evening. The registration number and colour of the burnt car were not immediately known but the Police are conducting their investigation with the hope of getting a breakthrough.
Suspected dead, Nirvana Algu
According to reports received, a passerby saw the car on fire and immediately contacted the Timehri Police Station and reported the matter. The caller also related that someone was in the driver’s seat of the vehicle at the time.
As such, Police ranks rushed to the scene where they observed the motor car parked in a clump of bushes with the driver’s door open and what appeared to be bones and a skull of a human on the driver’s seat.
The area where the car was found had no houses and more so, the place was extremely dark hence, detectives who arrived at the scene could not gather much information.
In addition, the scene was visited by fire officials but due to the location, the fire tender could not have reached the area where the car was parked. A party of Police ranks returned to the area on Monday to conduct further investigations.
Meanwhile, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum told Guyana Times that investigators were able to ascertain that the car with registration plates PTT 4651 belonged to Nirvana Algu of Bel Air, Georgetown. Efforts to contact her, however, proved futile, and as such, Police believe that the remains are those of the missing woman.
She was reportedly last seen at about 16:30h at Soesdyke Junction, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
The burnt remains of the car
Her relatives were contacted and samples are being taken for DNA testing to confirm the identity of the remains. In addition, Blanhum stated that one man is being questioned.
At the scene on Monday, several bottles containing liquid were found. These bottles along with the liquid are being sent to the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory for analysis.
Further, the Crime Chief related that one person was taken into custody and he is being interrogated.
